After Starlight I took my normal 3 days of rest, but as that came to an end 3-4 days of stormy weather arrived. I finally got a good day on Oct 5th and decided on a trip up Convict Canyon to Mildred and Dorothy Lakes. The extra effort to get up to the Dorothy lake is worth the effort as the view really opens up. The view of the north side of Red Slate and its appealling couloir is much better too. Even after all the rain, the notorious stream crossing at the old washed out bridge was quite casual. The trail itself may soon be a thing of the past as weather events have done tons of damage to what is a problematic trail to begin with. Still a fine day and well worth the effort.
STORM CLOUDS SWIRLING AROUND THE HORNS ON MT WILLIAMSON
CLOUDY SUNRISE FROM ONION VALLEY ROAD
CLOUDY SUNRISE AND LONE PINE PEAK FROM ONION VALLEY ROAD
AFTERNOON STORM CLOUDS AS FRONT INTENSIFIES
HEAVY RAIN POURS FORTH OVER THE SIERRA CREST SEEN FROM THE ONION VALLEY ROAD
CLEAR SUNRISE ON OCTOBER 4TH
EARLY MORNING VIEW FROM FOOTHILLS DRIVER
LOTS OF NEW SNOW ON DADE AND ABBOT
CLEAR MORNING START TO THE RUGGED HIKE UP CONVICE CANYON
AT THE END OF THE EASY PART
DRAMATIC GEOLOGY AS THE TRAIL MOVES PAST MT LAUREL
HUGE SCREE CROSSING THAT POURED OUT OF THE OBVIOUS CHUTE IN THIS IMAGE
THE NOT SO CHALLENGING CROSSING OF CONVICT CREEK AT THE OLD WASHED OUT BRIDGE
THE BEGINNING OF THE LONG SECTION OF SIDE HILLING ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE CANYON.
GOOD EXAMPLE OF THE SIDE HILLING THAT GIVES YOU ACCESS TO THE LAKES IN THE UPPER CANYON
LOTS OF NEW SNOW ON RED SLATE MT AS SEEN FROM DOROTHY LAKE
STARTING THE DESCENT BACK TO MILDRED LAKE
ANOTHER VIEW OF THE COMPLICATED GEOLOGY IN THIS PART OF THE SIERRA
MT BALDWIN AS SEEN FROM THE DESCENT TO MILDRED LAKE
ANOTHER VIEW OF MT BALDWIN AND THE FLAT VALLEY WHERE THAT LAKE MILDRED OCCUPIES
THE OUTLET STREAM FROM LAKE MILDRED
STARTING THE LONG SECTION OF SIDE HILLING ON THE WAY DOWN
FOUNDATION BLOCKS FROM THE LONG AGO WASHED OUT BRIDGE OVER CONVICE CREEK
LOOKING BACK UP CANYON FROM THE EASY WALKING ALONG THE WEST SHORE OF CONVICT LAKE
LATE AFTERNOON VIEW OF MT MORRISON AND CONVICT LAKE
STORMY MORNING VIEW FROM MCGEE CREEK ROAD
FALL COLOR MCGEE CREEK ROAD
CROWLEY LAKD AND LONG VALLEY FROM MCGEE CREEK ROAD